Thank god ETH came to his senses The GOAT starting Easy win – Manchester United fans thrilled as Cristiano Ronaldo returns to starting line-up for Brentford clash × Follow Us Create Notifications New User posted their first comment this is comment text Link Approve Reject & ban Delete Log in Manage your profile Editing Story Queue Video Queue Editing Stats Writer Home SEO Redirection Admin Gaming Wiki Edits Taxonomy Home Edit Site Menu Mapping Dashboard Tag Pages Community Social Feed Queue Feed Center Notification Center Affiliate Home Manage Pages Bottom Tagline Dash Timeless Stories Logout Football EPL 2022-23 News Thank god ETH came to his senses The GOAT starting Easy win – Manchester United fans thrilled as Cristiano Ronaldo returns to starting line-up for Brentford clash By Matthew Guyett Modified 13 Aug 2022 Follow Us Comment Share Cristiano Ronaldo returns to United's starting XI Manchester United fans are thrilled to see Cristiano Ronaldo return to the starting XI for their clash with Brentford on August 13. There has been much speculation over the future of the five-time Ballon d'Or winner, with the player reportedly having asked to leave the club. Ronaldo missed United's pre-season tour of East Asia and Australia due to family reasons and has needed time to come back into the fold. The Portuguese star had to settle for the bench is United's shock 2-1 season-opening defeat to Brighton & Hove Albion last weekend. He did come on in the second-half during that match and he has now returned to the Red Devils' starting XI for the game against Brentford. The legendary forward hit a penalty the last time the two teams met back in May and lines up in attack today alongside Marcus Rashford and Jadon Sancho. Erik ten Hag has opted to go with Bruno Fernandes, Christian Eriksen and Fred in midfield. Last week's disappointing loss to Brighton saw Scott McTominay get much of the flack for a woeful performance from the Scot and he takes to the bench. Diogo Dalot, Harry Maguire, Lisandro Martinez and Luke Shaw make up the defense with David de Gea in goal. Manchester United@ManUtd? BRING ON UNITED! ?#MUFC #BREMUN187013646? BRING ON UNITED! ?#MUFC #BREMUN But all eyes will be on Cristiano Ronaldo as he makes a return to Manchester United's starting XI. Here are some reactions from fans on Twitter to his selection against Brentford: Siona@Siona537436326@ManUtd My GOAT come on!1@ManUtd My GOAT come on! Azmayeen~@azdhehe@ManUtd Ronaldo to score a hat-trick 1@ManUtd Ronaldo to score a hat-trick RonaldoFan7@ManUtdRonaldo7@ManUtd THE GOAT IS BACK21@ManUtd THE GOAT IS BACK https://t.co/hsHWEsE6tT Amit Zohar@amitttrmfc@ManUtd THE GOAT STARTING??? EASY WIN1471@ManUtd THE GOAT STARTING??? EASY WIN BreZy-_-@BREZYSIU@ManUtd SIUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU@ManUtd SIUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU Andre@AquariusAus@ManUtd @OfficialFPL Thank god ETH came to his senses and starts CR7@ManUtd @OfficialFPL Thank god ETH came to his senses and starts CR7 Cristiano Ronaldo to kickstart his season for Manchester United against Brentford Ronaldo will want to kickstart his season Cristiano Ronaldo was always going to come back into Ten Hag's starting XI, it was just a matter of when. Question marks do remain over the Portuguese ace's future but a lack of interest from top European sides has pointed towards an Old Trafford stay. The former Real Madrid star will be looking to get going this season and add to the impressive past campaign he managed. Ronaldo bagged 24 goals in 38 appearances last season despite his side's poor sixth-placed finish in the league. The veteran forward will be keen to silence many who have taken aim over a perceived lack of loyalty to Manchester United. Meanwhile, Eriksen comes up against his former side just three months removed from a successful loan spell at the London club. The Dane was a big contributor to the Bees finishing comfortably in 13th position in their debut season in the Premier League. Paul Merson predicts Arsenal vs Liverpool and other EPL GW 10 fixtures! Click here Poll : 0 votes Quick Links More from Sportskeeda Edited by Matthew Guyett × Feedback Thank You! Be the first one to comment Follow Us Share Show More Comments GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? No thanks Delete GIF Cancel Update GIF Cancel Reply ❮ ❯ GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? 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